'A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience

and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry

and thrift; above all, it teaches entire trust.’

– Gertrude Jekyll, British Horticulturist and Garden Designer





Message from
Kim McGlone,
President 2024 - 2025

El Dedon Verde Garden Club was established in 1950 with the mission “…to promote the love of gardening among amateurs, to protect and promote the growth of our native trees, flowers, and birds, and to encourage civic planning and civic beauty.” As we approach 75 years of supporting this mission, we look forward to continuing the path our predecessors laid so well....


How to Plant a Fall Garden and Grow Late-Season Crops


You may be in full summer-harvest mode, picking zucchini, tomatoes, and basil every night. Or maybe you got sidetracked this spring and your plans to get the vegetable garden going just never went according to plan. Well, here's some good news: Just because fall is on its way doesn't mean it's time to pack away your gardening gloves.


Gardening in El Paso-Articles



We extended our growing season – and you can, too! We have built our own raised bed hoop houses to grow cool weather crops at the El Paso Master Gardeners’ Texas A&M AgriLife Vegetable Demonstration Gardens. Our raised bed hoop houses, like row covers and cold frames, function like a small greenhouse as they give some winter weather climate control, protect against hungry insects, allow a longer growing and harvest season, and provide a safe place to start new seeds and to set out transplants.

WE ARE PROUD OF OUR CLUB

AWARDS

National Garden Clubs, Inc. Texas Garden Clubs, Inc.

Presents Certificates of Merit to
El Dedon Garden Club

TGC Awards

Bronze Garden Club of the Year
Flower Show Schedule Award
President’s Report Award Bronze,
X-Large 1st Place
President’s Book - Carolyn Overley
Contributions/Donations
Memorial Book
Arbor Day Bronze X-Large 1st Place

NGC Awards

Special Achievement Award
Mae 2C-Social Media Website Professionally Designed
MAE-2 Social Media/Website
CE-3 Food Bank Donations
FD-2 Floral Design Program
MAE$-B-1 Publication

SCR Awards

FD-2 Floral Design Program
4 Yearbook
FD-2 Floral Design Program
4 Yearbook
Certificate of Excellence District IX
Silver Large CE-1 Community Gardens
Certificate of Excellence - Large FD-2 Floral Design Program

THIS IS WHAT WE STAND FOR

MISSION STATEMENT

To Promote The LOVE OF GARDENING Among Amateurs, 

To Protect And Promote The Growth Of Our Native Trees, Flowers And Birds 

And To Encourage Civic Planning And Civic Beauty.

"Gardens are the result of a collaboration between art and nature."

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